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A 19-year-old youth _ RCMP members for his part in foiling an armed.

robber’s getaway attempt after holding up Valley Food Market, 1501 Lynn Valley Rd., shortly after

drew praise from N.V.

noon Jam. 25.

While driving along Lynn Valley Rd. Ron Gahan saw the accused, Douglas Fred- erick Chamberlain, 18, form- erly of Whitehorse, Yukon, coming out of the corner grocery store with his take, which turned out to be approximately $70, RCMP said.

Gahan stopped some dis- tance ahead of the blue Plymouth getaway car. ‘When Chamberlain filed, Gahan followed him for about 20 to 30 blocks, said Det. R. Jones

Chamberlain later noticed that he was being pursued, and while trying to shake Gahan loose, the suspect, southbound on Lonsdale, ran a red light at Lonsdale and Upper Levels, and into the path of a Tandem, white truck, westbound on the ‘highway, according to Sgt. Misyk, of Unit **B’’ RCMP,

the division responsible for

highway traffic i

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The truck, driven by Gordon Thompson, 59, of Surrey received $400 dam- age, while Chamberlain’s ‘68 - Plymouth was totalled at $1,100, reports said.

“I'm sure if he (Gahan) had not followed him, we

wouldn’t have caught him so quickly,’’ Jones said. Cham-

berlain was arrested about 15

minutes after the holdup.

' Shortly after the robbery, RCMP patrol

posted at key intersections in Levels [Sam Stewart photo]

North Van City and District, -

and when the accident occurred at the Lonsdale intersection, our men were there,’ said. Detectives recovered the alleged weapon, a .22 calibre sawn-oif shot gun, which was cocked,’’ Woods said. It was located under the . driver’s front seat, he added. >

FASHION PRINTS

Stf. Sgt. J. Woods

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PRINTS |

West Vancouver Police. Board has asked the federal government. for funds with which carry. out an efficiency. study of the West Van police department.

Mayor Peter Jones, chair- man of the Police Board, says that. if Ottawa grants the money, the study. will be carried out by Chief Con- stable J.J. Hornell and Dr. Bart Cunningham of the University of Victoria. —

‘Tf - federal

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Hornell.

funding is

cars were GETAWAY FOILED. RCMP detectives and uniform members inspect armed robber’ 8 car after collision at Le

confirmed in the near future, the survey—aimed at exam- ining possible ways of improving the department’s performance—will be con- ducted during the spring and

~ mite SUITIIMCT, ACCOLPUlln to Cnier

In that case a preliminary

report would be submitted in|

August, followed by a. final report in November.

Hornell told Board mem- bers at their regular monthly meeting last week that the

proposed study would differ from any others previously conducted, because depart-

“mend heads would be work-

ing directly with NCOs and indiv idual | constables — on

“Police department effic.

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-iency studies in the past, he

said, ‘‘often were limited to merely filling out forms.’

To this extent, the West :

Van Study could: become a model fot other police departments across Canada.

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